Combination lunch kit and handbag



Oct. 28, 1952 c. w. SUNDBERG i-rrm. 2,615,583

COMBINATION LUNCH KIT AND HANDBAG Filed Oct. 30, 1950 INVENTORS CARL W.SuNoaER Mom-acne FERAR A 7' TORNEV Patented Oct. 28, 1952 .3 UNITED STASCOMBINATION LUNCH KIT AND HANDBAG Carl W. Sundberg, Birmingham, andMontgomery Feral, Huntington Woods, Mich.

Applicationoctober 30, 1950, Serial No. 192,848

The present invention relates to a ladys general utility case which isdesigned to permit a working girl to carry her lunch therein and has theoutward appearance of a ladys purse, and which serves the dual purposeof being a purse as well as a lunch kit. This invention is amodified'form of thegeneral utility case disclosed in our copendingapplication, Serial No. 163,026, filed May 19, 1950. i

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a ladysgeneral utility case which is constructed and arranged to be usedsimultaneously as a lunch kit and a ladys purse, and which ischaracterized by the novel arrangement of the compartments therein andthe locations of the means for gaining access into said compartments,whereby the optimum functional benefits for which said general utilitycase is constructed and arranged may be derived; and further, which caseis characterized by the ef ficient utilization of space therein, therebyto provide a case having a relatively large carrying capacity withouthaving the appearance of being unduly large.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a generalutility case fabricated from a suitable plastic material, or thelike,which case will have the outward appearance of .a ladys handbag whilebeing adapted to be used to carry a lunch therein and to serve as apurse, and which can be fabricated by mass production methods fromrelatively few and simple parts to enable the cost thereof to berelatively low while permitting an attractive utility case to beproduced.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following descriptionand appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification wherein like reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts inv the several views.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a preferred embodiment of the generalutility case of the present invention; V

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the general utility case shown in Fig. 1with the lunch compartment and the door of the purse compartment beingopen; and

Fig. 3 is another perspective view of the generalutility case, drawn toa reduced scale, with the lunch compartment open and with a vacuumbottle being shown therein.

Before explaining the present invention in detail it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited in its application to the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and ofbeing practiced or carried out in various ways.

4 Claims. (crate-4) Y Also it is to be understood that the phraseologyor terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and notof'limitation, 7

Referring to the drawings, a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention can be seen wherein the general utility case is identified bythe reference numeral 10. The general utility case ID has a pursecompartment [2 in its upper portion and a lunch compartment [4 in its,lower portion. The lunch compartmentv M has a chamber it within which avacuum bottle it or the like, can be contained. A chamber 20 is alsoprovided in the lunch compartment 14 for carrying sandwiches or thelike. A shoulder strap 22 has its ends connected to the opposite. endsof the utility case It to enable the user of the utility case to carrythe same.

Theutility case [0 has an inverted L-shaped section 24 which includesthe cross member 26 and the'leg member 28. The crossmember 26 hastheKpurse compartment 12 formed therein and a door 30 is hingedlyconnected as at 3| to form the upper wall of the purse compartmentl2. v

If desired, the door 30 canbe maintained in a closed position by a lockconstruction which includes the clip .33 which can be snapped over theoutwardly projecting portion 34 to be recessed in'the groove 36 formedin the portion 34. However, it should be understood that any other formof locking means may be used with the present invention.

Theleg portion of the inverted L-shaped member 24 has endwalls 38 and 40and a sidewall 42. Another section member 44' is hingedly connected at32 to the inverted L-shaped member 24 andis constructed and arranged toclose the inner open side of the latter member. As can be seen, thesection member 44 has endwalls 4E and 48' and a sidewall 58. Theendwalls 46 and 58 ar eadapted to abut'againstthe endwalls 3B and All,and the upper edge 52 of the section member t l is adapted to engage theunder edge 54 of the cross member 26 to provide the closed lunchcompartment Mwhenthe endwalls 38 and M1 and the endwallsltt and 48 arein abutting relationship. I

Thechamber l6 provided within the lunch compartment is formed by meansof the pair of walls 56 and 58 which are arranged within the invertedL-shaped member 28 and the section member M respectively. These walls 55and 58 are spaced an equal distance above the hinge connection 32 so asto be substantially in abutting relationship when the lunch compartmentI4 is closed, and the walls 56 and 58 are spaceda sufficient distanceabove the hinged connection to provide a chamber within which the vacuumbottle I8 can be contained. The chamber [6 is relatively smaller thanthe remaining cham- 3 her 20 within the lunch compartment l4, and thelatter chamber is provided so that sandwiches and the like,can becarried therein.

A relatively simple locking device is provided for locking the lunchcompartment 14. The locking device includes a lug Bil which is adaptedto fit within the cut away portion 62 in the lug 64. A clip 66 ispivotally mounted in the lug B4 and is adapted to be snapped over thelug B and over the lower portion of the lug 64 to be seated in thegroove 68 in the lower portion of the two lugs. Again it should beunderstood that other suitable locking means may be used if desired.

The inverted L-sha-ped member 28 of which the door 30 is considered apart and the section member 44 are preferably constructed'from anysuitable type oI plastic material. In fabricating these parts, asuitable decorative finish can be formed on the outer surfaces. However,it is contemplated that suitable covering-such as alligator skins or thelike, may be used for covering the outer surfaces of the utility case,if desired.

From the above description, it can be seen that a ladys general utilitycase has been provided having a purse compartment; in the upper portion,which purse compartment is readily accessible for use at all times bythe person carrying the utility case. The .purse compartment can be usedat any time without the necessity of opening the lunch compartment andis sufliciently large to carry the various articles normally carried inladies purses. The general utility case is constructed to provide awell-balanced unit, since the vacuum bottle is carried in the lowerportion of the case. The general utility case is also constructed sothat the lunch compartment can be completely opened and the lunch can beeaten without removin the contents of the lunch compartment and placingthem on a table, lunch counter, or the like.

Further, it can be secn'that this ladys general utility'case is madefrom-a relatively few parts which can be easily constructed and easilyassembled so that a'utility case of relatively low cost can befabricated. Further, it is designed to utilize the space therein to thegreatest advantage and to permit an attractive case to be provided.

- Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1, A ladys general utility case comprising an inverted L-s-haped sectionhaving a compartment in its cross member and with the leg thereof beinghollow andopen on the inner side,'another section hingedly connectedwith the inverted L-sh-aped section along the respective lower edges ofthe sections, the second-named section being hollow and open on the sideadjacent the first-named section with the edges of the respective opensides being in' abutting relationship to form a, compartment under thecompartment in said cross member, and substantially horizontallydisposed walls formed in each of said sections an equal distance abovethe hingedly connected edges to form two chambers within the secondnamedcompartment.

2. A ladys general utility case comprising an inverted L-shaped sectionhaving a compartment in its cross member and with the leg thereof beinghollow and open on the inne side, another section hingedly connectedwith the inverted L- shaped section along the respective lower edges 4of the sections, the second-named section being hollow and open on theside adjacent the firstnamed section with the edges of the respectiveopen sides being in abutting relationship to form a compartment underthe compartment in said cross member, and substantially horizontallydisposed walls formed in each of said sections an equal distance abovethe hingedly connected edges to form two chambers within the secondnamedcompartment, said first-named compartment having a hingedly connecteddoor forming the upper wall thereof.

3. A ladys general utility case comprising an inverted L-shaped sectionhaving a compartment in its cross member and with the leg thereof beinghollow and open on the inner side, another section hingedly connectedtothe inverted L- shaped section along the respective lower-edges of thesections, the second-named section being hollow and open on the sideadjacent the firstnamed section with the edges of the respective opensides being in abutting relationship when the sections are in aclosedposition to form a compartment under the compartmentflinsaid crossmember, the upper side ofsaid'secondnamed section being open with theedges of the opening being in engagement with the lower edges of saidcross member when said sections are in a closed position, andsubstantially horizontally disposed walls formed in each of saidsections an equal distance abQVe the hingedly connected edges to formtwo chambers within the second-named compartment.

4. A lady's combination lunch kitand purse comprising an invertedL-shaped section having a purse compartment in its cross member and withthe leg thereof being hollow and. open on the inner side, anothersection hingedly connected to the inverted L-shaped section along theespective lower edges of the sections, the secondnamed section beinghollow and open on the side adjacent the first-named section with theedges of the respective open sides being in abutting relationship toform a lunch compartment under said purse compartment,substantially-horizontally disposed walls formed in each of saidsections an equal distance above the hingedly connected edges to formtwo chambers within the lunch compartment, the lower chamber. beingadapted to receive a vacuum bottle, said purse compartment having ahingedly connected door forming the upper wall thereof, means'forlocking said door in a closed position, and means for locking saidsections together in a closed position.

CARL W. SUNDBERG; MONTGOMERY REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record in: the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS I Number Name Date 2,028,030 Walker Jan. 14, 19362,053,599 Brinkerhofi Jan. 21, 1936 2,487,220 Callaghan Nov. 8, 1949FOREIGN PATENTS I Number Country Date 2,647 Great Britain A. D. .1915

